Secondary school in Chippenham, Wiltshire
Abbeyfield School
Stanley Lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3XB
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 29 November 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 902
- Places
- 1069
- How full
- 84% full — 902 of 1069 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 443 / 459
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Wiltshire 013F, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 40%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 74%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 11%
- Adults economically inactive
- 39%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE ATHELSTAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Nicholas Norgrove
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Ward
- Chippenham Hardens & Central
- Constituency
- Chippenham
- URN
- 151948
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 45.2 | 2.1 mi |
| Hardenhuish SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 47.5 | 2.1 mi |
| St Marys Calne and St Margarets PrepOther independent school | No grade | — | 3.7 mi |
| Kingsbury Green AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 39.6 | 4.2 mi |
| The Corsham SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 47.5 | 4.5 mi |
| Melksham Oak Community SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 41.4 | 6.4 mi |
| Stonar SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 6.9 mi |
| Devizes SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 45.3 | 8.3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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